| TUNOG Wunderground : A Concert Review
by George Palaganas aka Cool Dela Peña It was another Sunday of musical extravaganza that showcased a combination of new
emerging talents and established Filipino OPM(Original Pinoy Music) artists as well
at the Quezon Memorial Circle. Stage was decorated with butterflies that reminds you
of the billboard for the movie Mga Paro-Parong Ligaw Sa Landas Na Matubig
(Lost Butterflies In Waterways) yearsback and a large electric guitar. Three widescreens
(left,center and right) complements the whole hooded stage and a part of the area for
the audience was also hooded so that the concert will go on, rain or shine.
The romantic circle triambulad(tripod)looms at the background on sundown.
Whatever is the synonym to describe the event,there is only one thing that will
come on the mind of everyone, ELEGANCE. For the battlecry of everyone who went to perform
and watch the concert, so it seems, was to display simplicity carried to the extremes.
For the fairly well-behaved crowd that flocked to the circle last Sunday has again
received a treat of "free concert". The concert dubbed as TUNOG Wunderground advocates a
campaign to support Puerto Princesa's bid to clench a seat on the worldwide contest for
the Seven-slot Wonders of Nature program. So far, Puerto Princesa's Underground RIVER
belongs to the 28 finalists vying for the slots. Among the favorite contenders include the
Amazons of South America, Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, Mt.Vesuvius of Italy, Table Mountains
of South Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaru which is now billed as Tanzania's instead of it's old
billing of Kenya's, and the Grand Canyon of the United States.There are 3 ways to vote;
by the website at
http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2
, by phone on the following numbers
+23 9220 1055 end_of_the_skype_highlighting / +1 869 760 5990 end_of_the_skype_highlighting / +1 649 339 8080 end_of_the_skype_highlighting / +44 758 900 1290 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
,and by TEXT Messaging using the format
SMS: Text PPUR (1 vote), PPUR7 (7 votes) or PPUR15 (15 votes) to SMART's 2861.
Voting is until November of this year(2011).
The TUNOG Wunderground concert started with the EMCESS,composed of the TRIO called
BrewRatz;Tado Jimenez(on long top and 1920's eyewear), Angel Rivero(she looks like a
hybrid between Mahalia Mendez and Caselyn Francisco) and Ramon Bautista, doing a
tete-a-tete on stage on what is the concert all about really. At 4:06pm, they have called
on Deep Project to perform on stage. Councilor Roderick Paulate of Quezon City's second
District went up on stage to read about "Inang Kalikasan"(Mother Nature). He is wearing
a white polo barong and bespectacled. The program's events sequence is as follows with
drawing-out of raffle winners inserted in between;
1. DEEP Project 4:06p
2. Councilor Roderick Paulate 4:20p
3. Bullet Dumas 4:24p
4. Kate Toralba 4:39p
5. Julianne 5:00p
6. Toto Sorioso 5:13p
7. GLOC9 5:29p
8. Kadangyan 5:40p
9. Sec. Ramon Paje 5:47p
10. Noel Cabangon 5:55p
11. Councilor Alfred Vargas 6:06p
12. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte 6:15p
13. Mayor Edward Hagedorn 6:17p
14. George Nava 6:26p
15. Simultaneous TXT PPUR to 2861 6:29p
16. Noel Cabangon 6:32p
17. Ogie Alcasid 6:43p
(Balik balik syndrome on digital watch)
18. Creditless Band(Heavy on Tatoo/Base) 6:41p
19. Nicole & Carlo 7:01p
20.Bituin Escalante 7:12p
21. RiverMaya 7:21p
22. Nina 7:37p
23. Reece & Vica 7:52p
24. Never The Strangers 8:01p
25. Lolita Carbon 8:14p
26. Jim Paredes 8:19p
27. DingDong Avanzado 8:33p
28. BAIHANA 8:43p
29. Noel Cabangon 9:02
---Program Ended 9:15p------
WINNERS(All Expense Paid Trip to Palawan for 2)
1. 00010
2. 00058
3. 00077
4. 00084
...5. 00036
6. 00175
7. 00072
8. 00174
9. 00198
10. 00219
11. 00119
12. 00012
13. 00197
14. 00025
15. 00139
16. 00076
17. 00073
18. 00074
19. 00057
20. 00028
21. 00190
22. 00035
23. 00096
24. 00097
25. 01516
26. 00041 Note: This is unofficial list so check with the organizers for the official results. Those who won who did not
watch the concert are not entitled to claim the prizes. Notable Notes:
1. Bullet Dumas performed 2 songs with a guitar and his trademark "sungke"(bucktooth)
and voice carrying him all through-out.
2. Kate Toralba (on over-sized sunglasses and colorful plastic accessories did 2 songs
including the song Pictures from her new album.
3. Julienne(a look-alike of a hybrid between Donna Borero and Tita Elen of m/set)
performed a Tagalog and an english song.
4. Toto Sorioso sporting a topless mane and orange tee performed Nagpagupit(Haircut) and Huwag
Mong isipin(Don't Think About It).
5. GLOC9 performed Ngunit Bakit Tila Walang Natira-Yumaman(But No One Remained-Gotten Rich)
and Di Ko Alam Kung Bakit(I Don't Know Why).
6. Native Contemporary group Kadangyan performed accompanied by a Kudyapi(a guitar derivative
musical instrument) with native dancers(shirtless and with body paints).
7. DENR Secretary Ramon Paje came to read President Noynoy's message for the event(in full
Filipino).
8. In behalf of Mayor Bistek which is currently in Germany for a conference, QC Vice Mayor
Joy belmonte re-enacted a signing on stage of a memorandum of agreement with Puerto Princesa
Mayor Hagedorn about the sisterhood of the two cities.
9. George Nava presented to Mayor Hagedorn a resolution from the National Youth Commission.
10. Noel Cabangon, the producer of the show made a short speech before presenting a VTR message
from President Noynoy Aquino. Noel Cabangon then performed a song Panapanahon(Seasons) afterwards.
Councilor "sexy" Alfred Vargas,tall and regally elegant, went up on stage to do some sharing with
Noel Cabangon and Mayor Hagedorn.
11. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, on black blouse and belted gray denims spoke some words for the
constituents escorted by Councilor Paulate, who changed his white Barong to a black polo this time,
before a VTR presentation of QC Mayor Herbert Bautista for the event.
12. Simultaneous sending of TEXT Votes to SMART's 2861 at about 6:30pm.
13. Noel Cabangon performed "Tayo Na"(Let's Go), the Underground River theme.
14. Ogie Alcasid, came on white T-Shirt with James Dean Prints(an en-vogue at SM shops decades back)
and performed one song, the danceable "Ang Galing Ng Pinoy!"(Great job, Filipinos!).
15. A "balik-balik"(a repeated time sequence) event happened to my digital watch when I noticed
Ogie performed starting at 6:48pm and when it's the next performers'(large screens failed to
show credits) turn, it is back at 6:41pm.
16. Nicole & Carlo performed Gising(Wake Up) and You Make Me Feel.
17. Bituin Escalante drawn out 5 winners for the raffle draw and performed "Balot"(Boiled Unhatched Duck Eggs)
and Kung Ako Na Lang Sana(If Only You Have Chosen Me).
18. Rivermaya performed Kisapmata(Split Seconds) and Himala(Miracle).
19. Nina drawn out 5 more winners for the Raffle draw and performed I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
and SOMEDAY. She went wearing a Pocahontas inspired bloomer-dress in pink and zenonton.
20. Reece & Vica( 2girls, twin guitars duet) performed Trying Mickey Mouse and Agos(FLOW).
21. Never The Strangers performed Forever,Forever and ALIVE with Noel Cabangon's son Gab.
22. Lolita Carbon performed a songby ASIN, I think the title is Kapaligiran(Environment).
23. Jim Paredes sans his buddies from Apo Hiking Society performed Batang-Bata Ka Pa(You Are Too Young)
and Butong Pakwan(Watermelon Seeds).
24. Dingdong Avanzado performed Sa Lahat Ng Masa( And To The Masses) and Basta't Kasama Kita(Everytime I Am With You).
25. Baihana performed "Akin Ka Na Lang(Huwag Kang Maniwala Dyan)"- Just Stick With Me(Don't Believe On That One)
and Bitukang Inihaw(Barbequed Guts).
26. Noel Cabangon performed "Ngayon Na(Para Sa Pagbabago)"- Right Now(For A Change) and Mabuting Pilipino(A Good Filipino)
before the curtains closed at 9:15pm. All 5 hours (longer than watching Braveheart or HEAT) can bring a "toil on you", it's great that food-sellers are everywhere
near the concert venue.
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